Dear Prudence: Sex Education

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Dear Prudence Sex Education In a live chat, Prudie advises a student whose pregnant friend doesn't know where babies come from. By Emily Yoffe Posted Monday, Mar 12, 2012, at 06:57 PM ET Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of this week's chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.) Emily Yoffe: Good afternoon. Let's get to it. Q. Pregnant High School Friend: My best friend, "Kris," and I are sophomores in high school. We've been best friends since grade school, and so I'm really in shock about what's happening to my friend and how she's dealing with it. Kris and I are in the same history class. There's this really awkward boy in our class named "Herman." Sometimes when the teacher goes out of the room, Herman covers his lap with his coat, puts his hands under the coat, and wiggles around a bit. No one ever says anything, but they make fun of him a lot out of class. Last week, Kris confessed to me that she's pregnant. She says that when we were doing group work in class, she sat in Herman's chair, and the chair was wet, but I don't believe her. That's not even possible, is it? I think she's making this up because her parents are very religious and are going to flip out. Now I'm really confused. Should I just tell Kris I don't believe her, and that ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Real Reason Insurance Companies Won't Cover People With Pre-Existing Conditions Is Touch-Screen Voting Better or Worse for the Planet Than Paper Ballots? Kaplan: We Need To Get Out of Afghanistan—Now. Staying Will Only Make Things Worse.	Advertisement
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